Wedding Overload!!!

I cannot guarantee that I'll be able to blog again before the wedding day, but I'm definitely going to try!! In case I can't though, this is going to be kind of a long blog. Soooooooo much to catch you all up on since last week!! Might as well get it going now!

My two best men surprised me with a bachelor party weekend in Vegas that began last Friday night. It goes without saying that it was a good, good time! I've known those guys for 18 or 19 years, and although we've gotten older, things remain the same. I don't even consider them friends, but family just like my blood. Anyway, I got back to the Denver area Monday evening, and man did I have stuff waiting for me!! I turned in the number for our wedding the other day and signed the event orders as well to approve everything. I haven't had a chance to do some changes to the website, but please DO NOT use the RSVP link. I will be removing it in the next day or two when I get the opportunity, but please contact Monica's mother, Monica, or myself with any changes or questions. Regardless though, we're all set! 8 days to go! Yeah!!

Our honeymoon cruise was cancelled, so we've now rebooked on the Carnival Valor. If you didn't read my last blog, the reason it was cancelled was because we were due to go on the Carnival Splendor. The ship that had engine issues and caught fire in the Pacific the other week. They've cancelled all cruises through the end of the year, so we had to make adjustments. We actually like the itinerary better. We'll be gone the same amount of days, but this time going to the Cayman Islands, Belize, Isle of Roatan, and Cozumel. Not bad at all!!

Alrighty, so upcoming...our rehearsal dinner is tomorrow night! This marks the beginning of the crazy wedding festivities. Mel and Adria fly in tomorrow and they'll be at the dinner also, so we're very excited about that. My grandmother actually flew in Saturday, so she was the first to get out here! Bachelorette and another bachelor party follows on Saturday evening with the crazy partiers going to the wedding. Beyond that, it's your standard frantic wedding stuff. My daughters fly in Tuesday evening, Monica and I have to get our license, a bit more shopping to do for the wedding, and in between all of this wedding business, there's Thanksgiving next week! Who were the nutjobs that decided that having a wedding the day after turkey day was a good idea? Hahaha.

Have any of you checked out the ten day forecast? We'll be in the mid to upper 60s here in Denver, and Loveland will hit 59 today. Wedding day forecast is looking to be in the 44 degree range so far and no snow forecasted. Should be a nice and easy drive! No issues! Yes!! Lastly, I have one other thing to announce, and this is a biggie...

We are providing alcohol at the wedding!!! The numbers have worked out, and while we aren't going to be providing alcohol for the entire time, it will be for a good amount of the reception, and we're glad to be able to do this for our guests! So still bring cash because it will turn into a cash bar at some point, it just won't be at the beginning. Wooohooo!!! And with that, I gotta close this thing out. I hope I'll be able to hit you guys up again sometime soon, but if not, I'll give you a complete recap of the wedding later!! Yeah!!!

Snow!! Yeah!!

Look at that snow outside! I'm loving it! I think it's a well known fact that Fall and Winter are my favorite seasons. Oh I can appreciate the warmer months, but something about the colors changing, the mountains covered in white, the nice cool air...I just really like it. Not to mention that Fall/Winter means football! Now forever and ever Fall/Winter will also mean Monica & Chris' wedding anniversary! Yeah!

Tomorrow is the last day to RSVP for our wedding! Most have already let us know either way, but if you haven't, please, PLEASE let us know! For those that have gotten married, you know how important it is to get an accurate number because every person that says yes gets accounted for with food, and whatnot. If you tell us no or do not answer, we assume that's a no. And then up and showing up when you haven't been accounted for is NOT COOL and we can't guarantee that you will eat, and I'm telling you that we have a NICE spread! Let us know if you haven't! Thanks!!

If you've seen me on Facebook the last couple days, I've been making wise cracks about the Carnival Splendor. If you read my blog back in April on the 27th titled "Cruisin," I talk about Monica and I booking our honeymoon. You should've seen my face the other day when I found out that the exact same boat we're boarding in 17 days caught fire enroute to it's first stop in Mexico!! I think there's a very good chance that Monica and I will be the first post-fire voyage for Splendor, and I'm excited! They've already cancelled the cruise for the 14th of November as the boat is just making it into San Diego today. I'm hoping they cancel the one on the 21st too which would mean ours on the 28th would be in line to be the first voyage after the nationwide news! Monica thinks I have issues, and admittedly I probably do, but so what! Lol!! Regardless, pray for us although Carnival and cruising as a whole has a great track record, and with these incidents being so rare, I'm confident we'll be fine! Plus Splendor is a gorgeous ship! Yeah!!

Okay what's coming up...My two best men are taking me somewhere for my bachelor party. I have no clue, I just know we're leaving tomorrow evening. That's pretty much all that's going on this weekend. Obviously there are other things, next weekend will be the rehearsal dinner, my grandmother, Mel, and Adria come into town next week, and more parties on Saturday the 20th! Crunchtime is definitely here! 15 days till the big day! We have the ceremony completely nailed down as we were able to sit down with my dad and go through the entire thing beginning to end.  Monica's mother has the reception in the bag as well. I was nervous before, but I believe I'm pretty calm and confident. Enjoy this day everyone! I will! Yeah!!

Its FRRRIIIDDDAAAYYY!!!!!

Three weeks from today we'll be walking down the aisle!! Monica yesterday called me a "groomzilla" because I'm freaking out a bit, but i can't help it! I'm not even nervous about marrying her, I'm just nervous about everything going off as it's been planned. I know zero weddings go completely as planned, and I know I'm worrying for nothing, but as we get closer, the more and more I worry!

We've had more developments on the wedding front. Monica and I have ordered our wedding broom, and that should arrive today. We also received engagement photos from our photographer, Sarah Saiz. I'm telling you all, if you need any types of photos done, check out her website at http://www.sarahsaizphotography.com/, contact her and get them done. She does excellent work, is down to Earth, and you will just get an overall great vibe from her. We're extremely happy that we do not have to worry about the photos at the wedding due to such a great photographer. Anyways, I'll leak some of those photos as I have time   :-)

Last night, we got other things handled. We went shopping with Jenn to decide on some parts for our favors and then to also decide on a vase for the sand we're pouring. So many things to this wedding! We sat with Monica's mother for about three hours Wednesday night to discuss how everything is going to go, including writing out the entire ceremony. I've been working with the site for our rehearsal dinner, and that's turned into a bit of project by itself! I know we'll miss this process when it's all done, but man is it really tough, especially when trying to do this with a full time job!

We get some relaxation this weekend. I am doing nothing wedding related tomorrow. In fact, with the new Harry Potter movie coming out, YYYEESSS!!!! Welona, Viv, Monica, and I are doing a Harry Potter marathon tomorrow. Yup we're nerds, but so what. On Sunday we will do a bit of wedding stuff as we need to go through the ceremony with my dad. After Giants football of course!!

There's your quick rundown of the week. My blogs are being typed quicker and quicker due to lack of time. I literally didn't get to sit down on my couch last night till about 9pm, and by that time I wanted to pass out. Here I am at 6:30 in the morning jotting my thoughts down before getting up and beginning the work day. I hope everyone has a great weekend!! Yeah!!!